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it is a false religion. what this would mean for the spiritual health of the united states of america, the worshipper of a false god occupied the white house. >> it was an ugly strange of religious bigotry by certain parts of the religious right including the american family association. at the height of that ugliness, the daily beast obtained e-mails written by david lane, that led the rick perry prayer rally. the same guy about to lead the top leadership of the national republican party on this trip this weekend. in these e-mails, david lane said that pro rick perry pastor, the one that called mormonism a cult, he said about that pastor, quote, we owe dr. jeffress a big thank you. he said quote, let me go on the record i won't vote for mitt romney as republican nominee in 2012. >> why is the national republican party sending it's chairman and national leadership on a trip led by that guy who said he wanted to be on the record about the fact that he wouldn't vote for mitt romney on religious grounds, becaus
it is a false religion. what this would mean for the spiritual health of the united states of america, the worshipper of a false god occupied the white house. >> it was an ugly strange of religious bigotry by certain parts of the religious right including the american family association. at the height of that ugliness, the daily beast obtained e-mails written by david lane, that led the rick perry prayer rally. the same guy about to lead the top leadership of the national republican party...
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none of them mentioned religion. in fact, joe biden leaving wilmington today for a campaign trip was asked, should her faith be an issue, and said, "no, not at all. her faith should not even be mentioned. that isn't the issue. the issue is health care." as claire points out, the fact they were all on the same page, when have you last seen democrats on any committee on the same page? not only the same page on health care, which, of course, was their most effective issue in 2018 in the midterms and by the polling is the most effective issue now, combined with covid, but the fact they had examples. they presented examples of people who would be affected by it, both, you know -- well, a number of them with their pictures, with their examples from their home districts, from home states. senator feinstein and senator, you know, senator leahy. they were very effectively making these stories human. the people, the numbers of people with pre-existing conditions, which now does include covid, and the people who have, you know,
none of them mentioned religion. in fact, joe biden leaving wilmington today for a campaign trip was asked, should her faith be an issue, and said, "no, not at all. her faith should not even be mentioned. that isn't the issue. the issue is health care." as claire points out, the fact they were all on the same page, when have you last seen democrats on any committee on the same page? not only the same page on health care, which, of course, was their most effective issue in 2018 in the...
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it's not about religion. this is about safety. this has nothing to do with religion. it's about safety. >> well, groups supporting the former front-runner talking about bush here seem to be getting little return on their investment. "the washington post" reports that the super pac war chest behind bush has spent close to $50 million, while he continues to sink in the polls. yesterday trump released another instagram video mocking bush, while bush compared him to barack obama. >> he's succeeding right now for sure. he's a gifted politician. but he's a gifted politician. he's just a gifted politician. that is appealing to people's anger and frustration, it is quite legitimate. >> it's basically barack obama, the other version of it. which is to push people down, to divide the country. and our country's not going to succeed unless we have a set of common purposes to be able to go forward. he's had the chance to have a second act here. he's a gifted politician. i'm not saying that as a compliment. he's been a front running candidate now for five months. and he hasn't said
it's not about religion. this is about safety. this has nothing to do with religion. it's about safety. >> well, groups supporting the former front-runner talking about bush here seem to be getting little return on their investment. "the washington post" reports that the super pac war chest behind bush has spent close to $50 million, while he continues to sink in the polls. yesterday trump released another instagram video mocking bush, while bush compared him to barack obama....
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or at least a civil religion supplanting, competing with actual religion, and i don't think that we're all that far removed from that in this country now looking at just what happened last night in iowa. >> yeah, and it's clear trump wants to capitalize on the religious fervor that may undergird people's support of him. he's out there taking out ad, the god made trump video where they literally in the video called trump a shepherd to man kind. he's not shying away from this. you know, i have been to a number of trump rallies, tim, as a journalist, and i think the thing that people miss about trump -- trumpism and magaism is the sense of belonging that is so fundamental to the entire maga movement, the trump -- in addition to being xenophobic racist events they're much like revivals. there's camaraderie, a shared sense of belonging. and it seems to me that answers a fundamental loneliness that may be part of the 21st century. i think that dove tails with some ort of the sort of religious inclinations. >> alex, listen, you're hitting the nail right on the head. when you think about the s
or at least a civil religion supplanting, competing with actual religion, and i don't think that we're all that far removed from that in this country now looking at just what happened last night in iowa. >> yeah, and it's clear trump wants to capitalize on the religious fervor that may undergird people's support of him. he's out there taking out ad, the god made trump video where they literally in the video called trump a shepherd to man kind. he's not shying away from this. you know, i...
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it follows where muslims ate, prayed and shopped based on solely on their religion and ethnicity. according to the program in court that program, the mosque followers, the program, every generated a single lead but you'd never know that listening to congressman peter king. >> reality is, the trick is going to come from the muslim community. 99% of whatever you want to use, muslims are good americans. the fact is the threat comes from the muslim community and good detective work knows who is in that community. >> in case peter king is is not paying attention, muslim communities the same community that the nypd has been spying on helped prevent 2 out of 5 al qaeda plots in 2011. the most significant threats to city's state in the last decade he was a muslim street vendor names ali wahasi. joins please for capital reporter, ozzy pabarar. for people listening to the likes of peter king, it's surprising that we would be dismantling this program. given generally where we are, in terms of muslim communities and suspicions that americans quote/unquote, harbor about them. >> right. in new
it follows where muslims ate, prayed and shopped based on solely on their religion and ethnicity. according to the program in court that program, the mosque followers, the program, every generated a single lead but you'd never know that listening to congressman peter king. >> reality is, the trick is going to come from the muslim community. 99% of whatever you want to use, muslims are good americans. the fact is the threat comes from the muslim community and good detective work knows who...
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heard from a nun tonight, we heard from lou holtz a former notre dame coach who questioned joe biden's religion. we have heard from mike pence, quote, we will have law and order on the streets of this country and, quote, you won't be safe in joe biden's america. i leave it over to you. >> brian, i have to say this felt like a long night from the republican national convention in part because a lot of the speeches are fairly long including mike pence's, and while that wouldn't usually matter to me that much they did go out of their way to show case the fact that this is an event with an audience. our reporting suggests there was not universal testing of everybody invited to this event. and to have so many elderly veterans or otherwise elderly people in this audience not sitting socially distanced, the vast majority of them not wearing any masks for this to go on for a very long time, including a lot of chanting and shouting, i just -- i feel concerned for what is happening here especially after what happened at the tulsa rally and other trump events when they have gone out of their way to try to
heard from a nun tonight, we heard from lou holtz a former notre dame coach who questioned joe biden's religion. we have heard from mike pence, quote, we will have law and order on the streets of this country and, quote, you won't be safe in joe biden's america. i leave it over to you. >> brian, i have to say this felt like a long night from the republican national convention in part because a lot of the speeches are fairly long including mike pence's, and while that wouldn't usually...
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we talk about american liberalism and american civil religion. the way in which the constitution, the declaration of independence, the founding fathers allow for a sense of national consensus as it were. but there's an american uncivil religion that has its beginnings in interesting sorts of ways in this suction that position, nicolle, of the slave auction block with the church steeple. american christendom's compromise with the evil of the institution of slavery. what's the -- what are the components of america's uncivil religion as scholars think about it? one has to do with divine favor. the nation's american patriotism can blend seamlessly into christian witness. other has to do with the sacralifrmt ty of the ideas of liberty and freedom above all else including the second amendment. another has to do with what, history and heritage, right? and the last has to do with the ritual of scapegoats, how we need others to consolidate our sense of ourselves. and all of this plays out in the ritual practice. so donald trump is the grifter. he's the co
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cult, the trump party is a death cult, who is absolutely right is also the person that said to me is a religion is when your savior dies for you. if you're a christian believes the savior dies for you. a cult is when you're asked to die for your savior. dr. patel, there say whining baby part of it. these people are so mad that anyone would tell them what to do, wear a mask, do something simple like wear a piece of cloth. they are outraged that anyone would dare tell them to do something safe like i'm not responsible for other people. i don't austria, they have a vaccine mandate for the whole population. that's strict. italy, real strict. the mayors on italy got on tv and screamed at people and said you better take your butt home. they will stop you on the street. greece makes it mandatory for everyone 65 and older. singapore is going to stop covering the medical bills of the unvaccinated covid-19 patients. no more money. no treatment paid for. italy is making health passes mandatory. you have to walk around with a little green pass. they have it so easy in the united states, dr. patel, because
cult, the trump party is a death cult, who is absolutely right is also the person that said to me is a religion is when your savior dies for you. if you're a christian believes the savior dies for you. a cult is when you're asked to die for your savior. dr. patel, there say whining baby part of it. these people are so mad that anyone would tell them what to do, wear a mask, do something simple like wear a piece of cloth. they are outraged that anyone would dare tell them to do something safe...
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people who look like those people who have the religions perhaps of those people, people that are brown like those people are barred from getting into the united states. they're not allowed to come in because they're not from norway. but donald trump used a color collection, a sort of crayon box of colors tonight to try to paint a false image of himself as welcoming to immigrants and welcoming to black people and brown people. it was offensive to see that done in the people's house. that -- the naturalization ceremony is a sacred thing to a new american. it is not about donald trump, and he made it about donald trump, and he used the people's house to sort of, you know, play politics with. that's not a barbie's dream house. that's the american people's house. >> there is also -- i'm saying the thread between using the white house and also using that sort of prop naturalization ceremony, you can also follow that through to doing the pardon -- >> yes. >> as part of the convention tonight and having the serving secretary of state give an address while on a diplomatic trip and using a feder
people who look like those people who have the religions perhaps of those people, people that are brown like those people are barred from getting into the united states. they're not allowed to come in because they're not from norway. but donald trump used a color collection, a sort of crayon box of colors tonight to try to paint a false image of himself as welcoming to immigrants and welcoming to black people and brown people. it was offensive to see that done in the people's house. that -- the...
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>> well, first of all, if it was just one thing, like just guns or just religion in school, but if they run the table here, and they fundamentally change precedent in this country as it relates to guns and separation of church and state, and then the big one, roe v. wade, and kim is right. it's never been easy in missouri to get a legal abortion, but the keyword is, it was legal. and make no mistake about it, if roe v. wade goes away, abortion will not be legal in missouri if the missouri legislature has anything to say about it. so, they've already passed the law to make fertilization the moment that life begins. so, they're ready. it's there. it's on the books. the minute roe v. wade goes away, that would kick in. that would be a whole new level of motivation for women in my state, and i think across the country. >> claire mccaskill, kimberly atkins stohr and aaron blake, thank you so much for starting us off. >>> when we come back, as we mentioned at the top of the hour, tens of thousands of people took part in rallies all across the country over the weekend in support of reproductiv
>> well, first of all, if it was just one thing, like just guns or just religion in school, but if they run the table here, and they fundamentally change precedent in this country as it relates to guns and separation of church and state, and then the big one, roe v. wade, and kim is right. it's never been easy in missouri to get a legal abortion, but the keyword is, it was legal. and make no mistake about it, if roe v. wade goes away, abortion will not be legal in missouri if the missouri...
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let me ask you about the free exercise of religion. that is how the first amendment begins, congress shall make no law respecting and establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. tell me what you think this says about the place of religious observance in american life, and its significance. why is it protected like this in first amendment? what do you draw from that? >> i think the presence in the bill of rights, like all of our rights, shows it was one that the people for generations beginning in 1791 considered central to being a free people. >> and there is no indication from the constitution that religious believers are second class citizens in any way, is there? >> well, the free exercise certainly suggests to the contrary. >> and in fact the free exercise clause and first amendment suggest that the exercise of religion, worship religious beliefs, gets special protection. it is singled out here for protection, along with immediately after speech, press, right of the people, peacefully to assemble, religion i
let me ask you about the free exercise of religion. that is how the first amendment begins, congress shall make no law respecting and establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. tell me what you think this says about the place of religious observance in american life, and its significance. why is it protected like this in first amendment? what do you draw from that? >> i think the presence in the bill of rights, like all of our rights, shows it was one that the...
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persecuted, they have been slaughtered in large part because many people felt they were not just a different religion but indeed a different race. >> on tuesday night he warned about unfairly condemning goldberg over the comments saying i don't believe in cancel culture, we need counsel culture. joining me is rosenburg, contributing writer of "the atlantic." thank you both for being here. mr. rosenburg, so here is abc news, this is her statement. she's named kim goodwin. she wrote while whoopi apologized, i asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. the entire abc news organization stands in solidarity with our jewish friends, family and colleagues. what do you make of this situation and if you, you know, were the king of the world, do you think suspending her was the right move? >> what i think abc did here is what we increasingly do when a public figure or even someone in our lives messes up, makes a mistake like this. even when they apologize, there is a sense there needs to be consequences and we need to punish someone or it doesn't count. we don't just accept a
persecuted, they have been slaughtered in large part because many people felt they were not just a different religion but indeed a different race. >> on tuesday night he warned about unfairly condemning goldberg over the comments saying i don't believe in cancel culture, we need counsel culture. joining me is rosenburg, contributing writer of "the atlantic." thank you both for being here. mr. rosenburg, so here is abc news, this is her statement. she's named kim goodwin. she...
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be occasion for overruling an important principle which is if you act neutrally and not singling out religion you can do it and we thought that there were going to be people and there were of saying you should be overturned it but roberts cobbled together enough conservatives to say they did diskrim natd here because philadelphia is able to make exceptions so that means they can say, yes, no, maybe not. balls and strikes. telling the catholic organization we won't let you participate because you won't allow same-sex parents they were in the court's analysis singling them out so they don't have to touch old doctrine. they can just say this is good old-fashioned discrimination and that falls without going any further in the law. >> really quick question. you mentioned roberts twice. hope is the gateway to despair. is it irrational to hope. you talked about him persuading. is he going to play that role and do you think he could persuade conservatives to side with the liberals? >> maybe. but everyone thought he had been sidelined and it's the role of the chief justice to sometimes be with the lib
be occasion for overruling an important principle which is if you act neutrally and not singling out religion you can do it and we thought that there were going to be people and there were of saying you should be overturned it but roberts cobbled together enough conservatives to say they did diskrim natd here because philadelphia is able to make exceptions so that means they can say, yes, no, maybe not. balls and strikes. telling the catholic organization we won't let you participate because...
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religion is not a food court. if i don't like mcdonald's this week, i think gi to bob big boy's, i understand the stylistic differences. but when it comes down to choosing a religion on the base of style, it's got something to do with belief, i think. >> you're talking about, you and mike have both talked about what the catholic church means to progressives and liberals, which is an institution that has combatting poverty. helping those in need around the world and the message, there has been no messaging around that to the younger generation. that matters a lot to people though think about the social fabric and the idea of community. you watch this pomp and circumstance, which is beautiful and historic and in many ways but frank brunei makes an interesting point today. he says much of what has eroded the church's authority must be addressed is the addiction to secrecy. its rejection of transparency. when an organization shrouds itself in mystery it is invariably treated as a cradle of intrigue. and yet here its s
religion is not a food court. if i don't like mcdonald's this week, i think gi to bob big boy's, i understand the stylistic differences. but when it comes down to choosing a religion on the base of style, it's got something to do with belief, i think. >> you're talking about, you and mike have both talked about what the catholic church means to progressives and liberals, which is an institution that has combatting poverty. helping those in need around the world and the message, there has...
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or follower of a religion. and that religion can change. just ask marco rubio who went from catholic to mormon to catholic, to evangelical christian, and now is back to catholic, once again. so, don't ever ask marco rubio what faith are you. in the confirmation hearing, that question is not just objectionable, it is on constitutional. article six of the constitution says no religious test shall ever be required as qualification to any office or public trust under the united states. lindsey graham's first question was a religious test. the committee immediately should've gavel that question out of order on constitutional grounds. not long ago, the united states and its chairman was synonymous with tough. lindsey graham can nobody can get away with which is why he added minutes to his time, after his 30 minutes ran out, when he improvised a -- tough temperament never would've allowed him to get away with. but knowing that he can get away with anything in the judiciary committee, lindsey graham's disgraceful, unco
or follower of a religion. and that religion can change. just ask marco rubio who went from catholic to mormon to catholic, to evangelical christian, and now is back to catholic, once again. so, don't ever ask marco rubio what faith are you. in the confirmation hearing, that question is not just objectionable, it is on constitutional. article six of the constitution says no religious test shall ever be required as qualification to any office or public trust under the united states. lindsey...
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romney hide behind their religion in each way they've dealt with this. they say we're not going to show you the tax returns, but we pay 13% and then if you throw in the amount we give to charity, the amount we give to the church, then romney thinks that's somehow to be included in his taxes. he wants to conveniently use the church to kind of make himself look good and now the new tactic, hide behind the church to continue to hide his tax returns. >> well, it's an unbelievably flailing response after a number of unbelievably responses. it's just remarkable they had no strategy to deal with this. i think it's a sign that the romneys didn't feel like there was anything unusual about their taxes. what would people be concerned about, why would they want to know about this? what they don't understand about all of our cayman island accounts and swiss bank accounts and equity swaps. that's the problem? so from the begin, they haven't had a strategy to deal with this. they thought they could stone wall and give no information and that could be enough to get them
romney hide behind their religion in each way they've dealt with this. they say we're not going to show you the tax returns, but we pay 13% and then if you throw in the amount we give to charity, the amount we give to the church, then romney thinks that's somehow to be included in his taxes. he wants to conveniently use the church to kind of make himself look good and now the new tactic, hide behind the church to continue to hide his tax returns. >> well, it's an unbelievably flailing...
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when the president in 2008 was overheard at a fundraiser talking about people clinging to funs and religion that people shorthand thinks in debates and in private. there is no response that will not contradict the text of the actual words he used. that is right. there is no ability to actually get out of that box and i think his best attempt is what he put up in his add. he says i square. he cares for the middle class i do too. >> let's listen to what peggy noonan had to say about romney's possibilities. >> i think he has a chance to no not likability and all that dumb stuff. he happens to be on stage with a guy who has been the president. with the president's lead with likability, you can't dismiss librariability. where would president obama be in the polls today? >> stewart, first of all, i talked not long ago to stewart st stephens. they want to make this an extended conversation. there are four debates. they may be hoping there are undecided voters now. so they care a whole lot about these debates. i think what they have to do is not worry so much about the likability factor. what she m
when the president in 2008 was overheard at a fundraiser talking about people clinging to funs and religion that people shorthand thinks in debates and in private. there is no response that will not contradict the text of the actual words he used. that is right. there is no ability to actually get out of that box and i think his best attempt is what he put up in his add. he says i square. he cares for the middle class i do too. >> let's listen to what peggy noonan had to say about...
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post-9/11 state department was about following president bush's edict that we were not at war with any religion. we were simply looking for people that threatened our country and they were named, and you know, she sort of talked about the republican party as the same threat to our security. she talks about the insurrection, and she talked about the violence. she got right up there with cassidy hutchinson in wanting to understand exactly what meadows and trump know about the violence, about the weapons, about taking down the mags. when you see the attack at an fbi field office, what do you think she can do to help secure the homeland now? >> yeah, that's probably the most important context you could lay on this, nicole, which is, we've seen in a republican party the radicalization of its base, its voters, and the american people against democracy itself. it led to violence and death during the events of january 6th. it led to threats against the fbi just in the last few weeks. and it will lead to greater violence and possibly bloodshed if it is left unchecked. and i think what liz cheney has sai
post-9/11 state department was about following president bush's edict that we were not at war with any religion. we were simply looking for people that threatened our country and they were named, and you know, she sort of talked about the republican party as the same threat to our security. she talks about the insurrection, and she talked about the violence. she got right up there with cassidy hutchinson in wanting to understand exactly what meadows and trump know about the violence, about the...
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because it's not just about race, it's about whether or not you're other on religion. whether you're a muslim. whether you're a jew. all of those things are tied together in a faith and a racial way in white christian nationalism. for 200 years of our country, ali, white male christian straight people held 95% of the positions of power. for 200 years. 95% were held by white male christian straight people. and only in the last 30 years has that number gone down to 80%. and that group of people represent 27% of the population. white christian male straight people represent -- and what donald trump is leaning into this idea that these people have a grievance that they now only hold 80% of the positions of power. and that's the problem that we have, is not only is it an unwillingness to share, it's an unwillingness to even give people more of a seat at the table. people aren't arguing oh, only give those folks 27%. the fact that 80% of them still have power but are still so concerned really goes to the poison that exists in the american soil that has existed for 250 years.
because it's not just about race, it's about whether or not you're other on religion. whether you're a muslim. whether you're a jew. all of those things are tied together in a faith and a racial way in white christian nationalism. for 200 years of our country, ali, white male christian straight people held 95% of the positions of power. for 200 years. 95% were held by white male christian straight people. and only in the last 30 years has that number gone down to 80%. and that group of people...
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that's what every religion preaches, whether it is the jewish faith or whether the muslim faith or whether it is christianity. and everyone who is going the use this as an excuse to look at someone askance and to decide that someone who has certain name or has a certain look deserves their hate, that is the problem we have. and all of the political people who are silent in the face of extremism, they are part of the blame. >> claire, the reporting goes on to say that moment, all of us cried, the women who came to comfort her. the communities there at the end of the day are standing together with the absolute understanding this was a lunatic. but you can't disconnect this from the broader climate and what's being said and suggested out there. how do you fix what's being said out there? >> well, it's a problem, because we have right now an abdication of what i think is the integrity of moral behavior. and i lay a lot of this at the norms that were blown up during the trump years. and i know we are going to talk about this in a subsequent segment today, but i have to bring up that within 24 h
that's what every religion preaches, whether it is the jewish faith or whether the muslim faith or whether it is christianity. and everyone who is going the use this as an excuse to look at someone askance and to decide that someone who has certain name or has a certain look deserves their hate, that is the problem we have. and all of the political people who are silent in the face of extremism, they are part of the blame. >> claire, the reporting goes on to say that moment, all of us...
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he also didn't have much religion. he didn't have faith. but he just wanted to do something, and he actually started when a bunch of doctors asked him to serve on a public hospital board about 50 years ago or so, willie, and he used that as the spring board to being asked to run for the assembly, and then he became the state's youngest lieutenant governor. what people may not know about harry reid, willie, is that he was very, very ambitious, a driven person. i think, again, forged in searchlight, nevada, and he ran for the senate in 1974 for the first time and lost in an absolutely brutal race against paul waxal. then he ran for mayor of las vegas and lost in a landslide. people thought he was done. but his mentor, and you'll mention this, his mentor governor mike ocala happen plucked him from his sulking and he made a name in the nevada gaming commission and made a name taking on the mob, and some controversial fbi wiretaps, there was a bomb threat against harry reid that was very infamous at the time and was talked about for decades afte
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what if my religion is that i believe that women shouldn't work outside the home? does that mean that no longer can a photographer that works for a newspaper take pictures of successful women in the workplace? they talked about that hypothetical at the court this morning. so this is such a slippery slope. and the court is going to do permanent and lasting damage because what they're doing is very, very unpopular with most americans and not for the wrong reasons. like it might have been back when they were making decisions on desegregation and civil rights. but rather, the decisions are unpopular with americans for the right reasons. and that is we should not discriminate in a country where all people are created equal. >> brian, i haven't had a chance to talk to you since the midterms were 60% of respondents in their first round of exit polls opposed dobbs and opposed the united states supreme court. the supreme court appears right now to become for the left the opportunity that the right made it for, what, 40, 60 years, right? a voting issue, an electoral emergenc
what if my religion is that i believe that women shouldn't work outside the home? does that mean that no longer can a photographer that works for a newspaper take pictures of successful women in the workplace? they talked about that hypothetical at the court this morning. so this is such a slippery slope. and the court is going to do permanent and lasting damage because what they're doing is very, very unpopular with most americans and not for the wrong reasons. like it might have been back...
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it's politics, politics, politics. >> and it gets into the bastardization of religion. when i stood up and gave a speech reclaiming my own christian identity a couple of months ago, that was about this horrific abuse of religion and inflicting it on others. it is the views of such a horrific minority of people, religious freedom in this country does not mean you get to inflict your religious views on others, it means the freedom to practice your religion without fear of prosecution. beyond that, you know what isn't mentioned in the constitution, women. this is an assault on our freedoms, this is an assault on our identities. right now, the supreme court is not going to save us. the congress is not going to save us. states and state legislatures are the front lines and the last line of defense, they have sent this to the states, and that is where we all have to focus our energy and effort to take our freedoms back. >> put this, if you can, into historical context, because i just can't think of many times where a constitutional right was taken away and while that constitu
it's politics, politics, politics. >> and it gets into the bastardization of religion. when i stood up and gave a speech reclaiming my own christian identity a couple of months ago, that was about this horrific abuse of religion and inflicting it on others. it is the views of such a horrific minority of people, religious freedom in this country does not mean you get to inflict your religious views on others, it means the freedom to practice your religion without fear of prosecution....
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in the form of affirmative action to this new climate religion which is shackling the american economy and culture. >> okay. okay i feel like you know and i know what is real, right? like, we live in the real world. many of us live in cities that are not hellscapes where women have freedom and folks aren't walking into with the equivalent of an m-16 republicans at this point, they're so completely disconnected from reality that a majority do nod even believe biden was elected even though the anchors they listen to know he actually was and they admit it in group chats. they do not believe the january 6th assault on our capitol was an undemocratic attempt to steal an election, if they believe it happened at all. republicans in general do not believe that the majority of americans oppose a ban on abortion access, that most americans support stricter gun laws and immigration, and do not want to ban books or drag shows. to put it bluntly, they do not believe the objective facts that are literally googleable which explains their need for alternative facts, as kellyanne conway once suggested
in the form of affirmative action to this new climate religion which is shackling the american economy and culture. >> okay. okay i feel like you know and i know what is real, right? like, we live in the real world. many of us live in cities that are not hellscapes where women have freedom and folks aren't walking into with the equivalent of an m-16 republicans at this point, they're so completely disconnected from reality that a majority do nod even believe biden was elected even though...
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he was talking about freedom of religi religion. he threw everything he could in, and i still think it flew flat. >> i'm watching senator margin and senator murkowski, she had a hushed, hands over their mouths phone call, seated in their seats, they are neighbors on the senate floor. they didn't want the press from the riser above -- >> reading their lips? >> to get what they were saying. >> murkowski is going to be at the center of whatever happens. >> of course, she's on every one of our graphics and every reporter is running around after her. she's going to be feeling the heat on witnesses and documents. >> i was thinking about this from two vantage points. when the chaplin opened up the trial today, he said, i think in a very powerful way. guard us from those who smile. >> i wrote down that same quote. >> i think that goes to the center of what the impeachment clause is about. a president will always smile at you. and to frank's point abouted questions and the tension is. since they're arguing there is no abuse of power that wou
he was talking about freedom of religi religion. he threw everything he could in, and i still think it flew flat. >> i'm watching senator margin and senator murkowski, she had a hushed, hands over their mouths phone call, seated in their seats, they are neighbors on the senate floor. they didn't want the press from the riser above -- >> reading their lips? >> to get what they were saying. >> murkowski is going to be at the center of whatever happens. >> of course,...
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he excluded churches and synagogues and those facilities associated with religion. others are those who can't pick and choose what laws they are going to follow. you can't choose which labor law you think is worthwhile. we decided that long, long ago. the supreme court justices the most conservative of them made that point. you're not allowed to pick and choose what laws you want to follow. this is a long-settled law. in 28 states, this has been the law of the land for about a decade. states have made the determination that the larger institution that serve the public at large in commercial ventures have to play by the same rules as everybody else. so the ad is a lie. i hope they hit back equally as hard. and claire mccaskill stood for the women of her state. many women take it for noncontraceptive women. she stands up for women's values and their access to basic health care and access to medicine. and for the basic principle that bosses should not decide what medicines an employee should be eligible to take. it's really quite simple. >> i'm sorry to interrupt. i th
he excluded churches and synagogues and those facilities associated with religion. others are those who can't pick and choose what laws they are going to follow. you can't choose which labor law you think is worthwhile. we decided that long, long ago. the supreme court justices the most conservative of them made that point. you're not allowed to pick and choose what laws you want to follow. this is a long-settled law. in 28 states, this has been the law of the land for about a decade. states...
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do you agree with the plan in new jersey to ban specific trash talking as it relates to gender, religion, sexual orientation. you heard the list there. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast that vote. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. thanks for joining us. "the cycle" is up next. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed much is the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so sweet. [ children laughing ] ♪ ...is the smell of salt in the air. ♪ it's the sound a seashell makes. [ seagulls calling ] away...is a place that's beyond your imagination, ye
do you agree with the plan in new jersey to ban specific trash talking as it relates to gender, religion, sexual orientation. you heard the list there. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast that vote. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. thanks for joining us. "the cycle" is up next. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have...
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obama and mccaskill want to force the catholic church and americans of faith to abandon tenets of their religion. obama and mccaskill already forced us to pay for government bailouts and obama care. tell them enough is enough. >> what would you say in response to that viewer in missouri? >> the ad is outrageous and a bold-faced lie. you're saying we're telling the catholic church what to do? we're not. president obama made such a reasonable and very respectful compromise. he excluded churches and synagogues and institutions that are primarily for religious purposes where people who work there are primarily of the same religion. those who aren't included are universities who can't pick and choose what laws you're going to follow. you can't choose which labor law you think is worthwhile. we decided that long, long ago. the supreme court justices the most conservative of them made that point. you're not allowed to pick and choose what laws you want to follow based on some religious objection. this is a long-settled law. in 28 states, this has been the law of the land for about a decade. where state
obama and mccaskill want to force the catholic church and americans of faith to abandon tenets of their religion. obama and mccaskill already forced us to pay for government bailouts and obama care. tell them enough is enough. >> what would you say in response to that viewer in missouri? >> the ad is outrageous and a bold-faced lie. you're saying we're telling the catholic church what to do? we're not. president obama made such a reasonable and very respectful compromise. he...
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our religions! >> it has happened again! >> wow! wow! >> trump-palin take two. >> we're not going to chill. in fact, it's time to drill, baby, drill, down! and hold these folks accountable. >> tonight, ted cruz gets his own high-profile backup in the brewing republican civil war. >>> then, team hillary goes there on socialism. >> it is very hard, i think, for most americans to see how socialism would cure the problems that we are facing right now. >>> plus, nate silver with forecasts for post palin-trump and the surging sanders, and the controversy over senator bernie sanders, the african-american vote, and reparations. >> likelihood of getting through congress is nil. >> my executive interview with ta-nehisi coates when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes with the iowa caucuses fast approaching, the two republican front runners are battling it out for the support
our religions! >> it has happened again! >> wow! wow! >> trump-palin take two. >> we're not going to chill. in fact, it's time to drill, baby, drill, down! and hold these folks accountable. >> tonight, ted cruz gets his own high-profile backup in the brewing republican civil war. >>> then, team hillary goes there on socialism. >> it is very hard, i think, for most americans to see how socialism would cure the problems that we are facing right now....
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we know that a lot of black people are culturally conservative and on the religion and conservative, you saw an opening there. what do you make of there were at least four african-american speakers tonight, including herschel walker, kim classic of baltimore, vernon jones, who we just showed. what did you make of the substance of the pitch here because, you know, both of us know that are still working in the campaign and working near it know that donald trump is trying to go for 15% of african-american, black men. what did you hear tonight, and what do you make of it tonight? >> yes. well, to your first point, in 2010, in fact, i was very happy and proud to see two of the candidates that i supported and got elected in 2010. then congressman tim scott and governor nikki haley. and they were representative of the field of candidates that we wanted to put out before the country that talked about our values, that talked about the things that mattered certainly to republicans, but more importantly and more broadly, to every citizen. you didn't really hear that tonight. it was almost this
we know that a lot of black people are culturally conservative and on the religion and conservative, you saw an opening there. what do you make of there were at least four african-american speakers tonight, including herschel walker, kim classic of baltimore, vernon jones, who we just showed. what did you make of the substance of the pitch here because, you know, both of us know that are still working in the campaign and working near it know that donald trump is trying to go for 15% of...
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the 48% who deny the president's protestantism, who say he's part of some exotic you know what religion. the 58% who confess they're
the 48% who deny the president's protestantism, who say he's part of some exotic you know what religion. the 58% who confess they're
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if they were single, more likely to be religion if they were in committed relationships. >> really, cnn? really? >> really? >> really? what's this have to do with voting? oh, we're going somewhere. >> here's the rest of the research. kwet, when women are ovulating they feel sexier and therefore lean more toward liberal attitudes on abortion and marriage equate. married women have the same hormones but take the opposite viewpoint. >> really, really cnn? >> really? >> s.e., apparently you don't feel sexy enough, or you'd be an obama voter. >> this just in. apparently the scientists behind this research was a dr. akin, a dr. todd akin. >> it makes sense now. >> let's take this to the table. do women vote with their parts or their hearts? i can't tell from this, because apparently i only vote when i'm ovulating or religious? i can't make much sense of it. >> what i really liked until the article is at the end they said, a more elaborate research design is needed to examine it further. >> stop examining it. do not do more research. abandon and abort mission. >> how does it make you feel
if they were single, more likely to be religion if they were in committed relationships. >> really, cnn? really? >> really? >> really? what's this have to do with voting? oh, we're going somewhere. >> here's the rest of the research. kwet, when women are ovulating they feel sexier and therefore lean more toward liberal attitudes on abortion and marriage equate. married women have the same hormones but take the opposite viewpoint. >> really, really cnn? >>...
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part of the lady parts justice thing we're doing, the one thing the left does, they use church and religion differently. these big mega churches, they get get together and are organizing. what we want people to do is get together with women and form leagues so they can target city council and legislators and get together and make a movement. what we need to do is get rid of people who start voting and making these decisions. >> for those women. local level is right, liz, lady parts justice.org. >> dot-com. >> after the break, while women make up more than half the population in this country, we still remain vastly underrepresented at all lechls of government. when will this change? senator kirsten gillibrand and only sitting female democratic governor in the united states will join us next on "now." and ah, so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer service, check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me a liar. no dude, you're
part of the lady parts justice thing we're doing, the one thing the left does, they use church and religion differently. these big mega churches, they get get together and are organizing. what we want people to do is get together with women and form leagues so they can target city council and legislators and get together and make a movement. what we need to do is get rid of people who start voting and making these decisions. >> for those women. local level is right, liz, lady parts...
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one secular religion. barack obama should not be president. he must be denied that distinction in history. he must have an asterisk put next to him in the history books saying this guy wasn't really president of the united states. this is what this bunch wants. and everything they say shows it. instead of debating policies and engaging in clean politics, they throw mud because, and i get it, mud is all they got. and the only thing that unites them right now, the republican party, the only thing that holds them together is that this guy, barack obama, is president, and it kills them to go to bed at night knowing there's nothing they can do about it but pout. and throw mud. and today he's decided to face them down. he sees, well, let's see how he does it. eugene robinson is a pulitzer prize winning columnist for the "washington post" and joan walsh is the editor at large for "salon." both are msnbc political analysts. i've watched this thing, gene. it's gone on and on. they use the irs out there some place in cincinnati. they use benghazi. they
one secular religion. barack obama should not be president. he must be denied that distinction in history. he must have an asterisk put next to him in the history books saying this guy wasn't really president of the united states. this is what this bunch wants. and everything they say shows it. instead of debating policies and engaging in clean politics, they throw mud because, and i get it, mud is all they got. and the only thing that unites them right now, the republican party, the only thing...
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our religions! >> it has happened again! >> wow! wow! >> trump-palin take two. >> we're not going to chill. in fact, it's time to drill, baby, drill, down! and hold these folks accountable. >> tonight, ted cruz gets his own high-profile backup in the brewing republican civil war. >>> then, team hillary goes there on socialism. >> it is very hard, i think, for most americans to see how socialism would cure the problems that we are facing right now....
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you have with the equal rights amendment is the absence of religion. which is not supposed to be part of the dialogue here with same-sex marriage but just yesterday, ralph reed was on "meet the press" and he talk about pro creation and the reason we have marriage which clouds this debate and certainly did not cloud equal rights amendment as it relates to what people see as a social view of life. what they think is a moral view of life, right? >> well, you did have a lot of fundamentalist christian groups really flexing their muscles in some ways for the first time with the equal rights amendment. phyllis schlafly who led that -- >> you pointed that out in your article. >> there are differences, as you know. e.r.a. was one tool of the feminist movement and they may have lost the battle but won the war in terms of having lots of statutes passed. lots of states happened with the states, even if the e.r.a. didn't. is not exactly aanalogous to it. >> the article is amazing and i think people should look at it from an historical perspective. and there was a
you have with the equal rights amendment is the absence of religion. which is not supposed to be part of the dialogue here with same-sex marriage but just yesterday, ralph reed was on "meet the press" and he talk about pro creation and the reason we have marriage which clouds this debate and certainly did not cloud equal rights amendment as it relates to what people see as a social view of life. what they think is a moral view of life, right? >> well, you did have a lot of...
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people are not just prejudice against one religion or one ethnicity or one nationalism. and as jonathan said, the normalization of anti-semitism, the normalization of other prejudices is something that is degrading our democracy. one of the things that does signal democratic decline is this idea of us and them in our culture. the right wing republicans who are christian nationalists divide the country into us and them. everybody else, except christians, are them, the other, people who are not americans. that goes back to the trope we talked about earlier of jews alleged dual loyalty, that they're citizens of israel, not citizens of the united states, that they are not loyal to america. that's something that white christian nationalism sees for every group except themselves. that is what's so dangerous. and when the parties are polarized in this way, then you really see the demise of democracy. >> this is such an important point. hate is corrosive to democracy. it erodes. >> it can't coax us. >> yeah. it eats away at the shared fabric of civil life. we've seen this in nor
people are not just prejudice against one religion or one ethnicity or one nationalism. and as jonathan said, the normalization of anti-semitism, the normalization of other prejudices is something that is degrading our democracy. one of the things that does signal democratic decline is this idea of us and them in our culture. the right wing republicans who are christian nationalists divide the country into us and them. everybody else, except christians, are them, the other, people who are not...
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need countries who agree with the world view of democracy and freedom and freedom of press, freedom of religion. all of the freedoms my republican colleagues used to wave around the senate chamber. what he's doing is he can't put that alliance together anymore. and who benefits from that? the two biggest beneficiaries of that china and russia. >> who is the leader of the free world? >> i don't think we have one right now? and by the way europe's a mess. this would be the moment for an american president to try to unify europe because of the strategic importance of europe to our national security. but instead of trying to unify europe he has been on a mission to bust up europe. and it makes no sense for our national security, but that's what he's done. so i don't think right now -- i think merkel would have been the leader of the free world if she were still there because of the strength of her tenure in office and her strategic mind, but now we have a new leader there. so i don't know that right now you can spot one person who's the leader of the free world. but we know who it isn't. it's not d
need countries who agree with the world view of democracy and freedom and freedom of press, freedom of religion. all of the freedoms my republican colleagues used to wave around the senate chamber. what he's doing is he can't put that alliance together anymore. and who benefits from that? the two biggest beneficiaries of that china and russia. >> who is the leader of the free world? >> i don't think we have one right now? and by the way europe's a mess. this would be the moment for...
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up next, religion and politics. journalist jon warren on his new book, taking us inside the evangelical movement he says failed a generation. but first, here is a look at what else is coming up on msnbc. >> hey there. i am ayman mohyeldin. tonight at nine eastern on ayman, i will be joined by washington governor jay instantly. he is fighting against red state -- tightening gun laws and protecting taxes to medication abortion. that is tonight, nine eastern, right here on msnbc. ght here on msnbc. they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. with the money we saved, we thought we'd try electric unicycles. whoa! careful, babe! saving was definitely easier. heba, i think i got it! it's actually... whooooa! ok, show-off! help! oh! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> tech: when you have auto glass damage, trust safelite. only pay for what you need. we'll replace your windshield, and recalibrate your advanced safety system. so automatic emergency braking and l
up next, religion and politics. journalist jon warren on his new book, taking us inside the evangelical movement he says failed a generation. but first, here is a look at what else is coming up on msnbc. >> hey there. i am ayman mohyeldin. tonight at nine eastern on ayman, i will be joined by washington governor jay instantly. he is fighting against red state -- tightening gun laws and protecting taxes to medication abortion. that is tonight, nine eastern, right here on msnbc. ght here on...
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you talked about your religion. >> yes, absolutely. character is number one thing for me. people dismiss that like it's a situation of personality and that's the point to make is it is about a character for me and if the person in the highest office in the land cannot reflect at least a basic amount of moral character they have lost me. >> reporter: you told me you're an evangelical christian. >> i came out of that tradition. >> reporter: how do you reconcile your views with some of what the democrats belief with the social beliefs? when you have so many christians voting for donald trump. >> i think that's an absolute sham and baffles me that that is such a common thing and had comments with family and friends about this and i feel like it's wrong to allow any one party to dominate the conversation on what morality is and particularly coming to the life of an embryo. if you care about life then we should care about life in all forms and i don't see enough care and concern from the republican party of the life of human beings once it leaves the womb so compassion, integrit
you talked about your religion. >> yes, absolutely. character is number one thing for me. people dismiss that like it's a situation of personality and that's the point to make is it is about a character for me and if the person in the highest office in the land cannot reflect at least a basic amount of moral character they have lost me. >> reporter: you told me you're an evangelical christian. >> i came out of that tradition. >> reporter: how do you reconcile your views...
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look, when you combine the characteristics of a cult with all the trappings of a religion, you've got a very volatile, dangerous scenario on your hands. i frequently refer to the maga movement as a form of cult, but clearly if you watch this a youngstown, ohio, rally and if you were to take trump out of the video. listen to at audio in the last moments of the rally and watch the crowd, that kind of one word, that one finger gesture hands raised to the heaven, you would think you're in the final moments of an evangelical worship service in some mega church that's gone mad. all that it was missing was the altar call at the end. there is a religiosity about this that's extremely disturbing. there's a book out right now that essentially twists christian theology into asserting that trump is the son of man referred to in the bible when it's intended to refer to christ, this author seems to imply that, no, actually, there's a son of god who's christ, and then there's a son of man, and that's trump. that's where we are today, nicolle, and when you do that, you get people who are absolutely w
look, when you combine the characteristics of a cult with all the trappings of a religion, you've got a very volatile, dangerous scenario on your hands. i frequently refer to the maga movement as a form of cult, but clearly if you watch this a youngstown, ohio, rally and if you were to take trump out of the video. listen to at audio in the last moments of the rally and watch the crowd, that kind of one word, that one finger gesture hands raised to the heaven, you would think you're in the final...
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i've always said that our fight is with al qaeda and its affiliates, not with islam or any other religion. this country was built as a beacon of freedom and tolerance. that's what's made us strong. now, and forever. when the history books are written, the true legacy of 9/11 will not be one of fear or hate or division. it will be a safer world, a stronger nation, and a people more united than ever before. >> today, yards away from where the trade cen once stood the freedom tower is nearly complete. its importance has far less to do with architecture than symbolism. proof that a city and country can rebuild and return to the heights it once conquered. speaking in shanksville, pennsylvania, vice president biden reminded the nation as we move forward we do so remembering the past. >> for no matter how many anniversaries you experience, for at least an instant, the terror of that moment returns. the lingering echo of that phone call. that sense of total disbelief that envelopes you. you feel like you're being sucked into a black hole in the middle of your chest. my hope, i hope for you all is
i've always said that our fight is with al qaeda and its affiliates, not with islam or any other religion. this country was built as a beacon of freedom and tolerance. that's what's made us strong. now, and forever. when the history books are written, the true legacy of 9/11 will not be one of fear or hate or division. it will be a safer world, a stronger nation, and a people more united than ever before. >> today, yards away from where the trade cen once stood the freedom tower is nearly...
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you know, there's also the element of religion here. especially in a place like tennessee. and not all those people are talking to each other. but i think sometimes when people talk about parental rights and what they want for their families, you know, i have to remind myself as a reporter which families are they talking about protecting? there are lgbtq kids -- >> and from what? no one put it in the curriculum. >> well, there's that. but there are lgbtq ids can, there are lgbtq families, who told me when i was on the ground i want my kids to -- >> what are they protecting them from? right. >> yeah. that's so much at the heart i think. and i have to remind myself to ask sometimes those very basic questions actually instead of the complicated ones because that's when you get people to really get down to what's bothering them, what's scaring them. and that's what this piece was all about. >> it's incredible. we're going to play more of it after you leave us. thank you for spending some time to talk to us about it. it's great to he soo you here, my friend. >> you too. thank yo
you know, there's also the element of religion here. especially in a place like tennessee. and not all those people are talking to each other. but i think sometimes when people talk about parental rights and what they want for their families, you know, i have to remind myself as a reporter which families are they talking about protecting? there are lgbtq kids -- >> and from what? no one put it in the curriculum. >> well, there's that. but there are lgbtq ids can, there are lgbtq...